Matthew O Parker
Summary
Dr. Matt Parker is a Associate Professor in Neuroscience and Translational Psychiatry at the University of Surrey. His research is focussed on understanding the biology of neuropsychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurodegenerative disorders, primarily in the context of stress.
Dr. Parker leads the Brain and Behaviour Lab. His group primarily use zebrafish as a model species to study interactions between molecular (genetic/epigenetic) and environmental (e.g., alcohol, stress) factors, and the associated neural circuits, that underlie several neuropsychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurodegenerative disorders. They then translate these findings to humans, and have an active clinical research programme. Their approach is theoretically guided by the principles of precision medicine: specifically, understanding the biology of conditions will help develop individualised treatments for patients. They employ a broad range of research methodologies, spanning psychopharmacology, behavioural neuroscience, genetics, and experimental psychology (including animal behaviour).
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